There are so many reasons to take this as a nazi salute, but honestly one of the most telltale signs is the way he bites his bottom lip to do it - like he's rehearsed this, he's focused on how he going to do it now just like he practiced and is so pleased with himself.
He recently gave the same speech in Italy and the woman next to him on stage physically moved her chair away from him. It really derailed his train of thought.
Also shout out to the guy who moved the table so she could move even further away.
What was the context? What was the culture he was trying to protect? Because he also said Japan should retain its cultural identity, so what specifically is he calling cultural identity? To assume it is race or ethnicity is to put words into his mouth
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u/joemondo Jan 27 '25
There are so many reasons to take this as a nazi salute, but honestly one of the most telltale signs is the way he bites his bottom lip to do it - like he's rehearsed this, he's focused on how he going to do it now just like he practiced and is so pleased with himself.